Apache Harmony - Last Development Status - Architecture

Architecture

The Dynamic Runtime Layer virtual machine consists of the following components:

  1. The VM core: with its subcomponents concentrates most of the JVM control functions.
  2. The porting layer: hides platform-specific details from other VM components behind a single interface and is based on the Apache Portable Runtime layer.
  3. The garbage collector: allocates Java objects in the heap memory and reclaims unreachable objects using various algorithms
  4. Execution Manager: selects the execution engine for compiling a method, handles profiles and the dynamic recompilation logic.
  5. Class Library: is a Java standard library.
  6. The thread manager that handle operating system threading
  7. The execution engine: consists of the following:
    1. The just-in-time compiler for compilation and execution of method code.
    2. The interpreter for easier debugging.

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